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1524

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Italian navigator, but sailed for France.

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Goal was to find a Northwest Passage to Asia.

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The eastern coast of North America from the Carolinas to Canada.  The New York Harbor too.

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A bridge in New York which connects Brooklyn and Staten Island is named after Verrazano.  He and his crew were attacked by Natives in present day Jamaica and were eaten alive.

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1609

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English navigator, but hired by the Dutch (Netherlands).

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Hudson was hired to discover the Northwest Passage to Asia.

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Parts of the Artic Ocean and Northeastern North America.  Searched the present day New York Harbor and the Hudson River.

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Many areas Hudson explored were named after him, such as: the Hudson River in New York as well as Hudson Bay and Hudson Strait in Canada.  On his last voyage, the crew turned their backs on him and set him adrift along with his son and seven other crew members.  Many Dutch people settled in the present day New York.

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1603-1615

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A French explorer who sailed for his home country.

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Champlain explored Canada to help colonize French North America.

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Champlain explored the St. Lawrence River valley and Canada.

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The trading post of Quebec was founded.  In 1605, Port Royal, the first permanent French settlement in North America was established.  Quebec became the central post for the fur trade.  In 1615, Champlain was injured by an Iroquois arrow and unable to walk.

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1492

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Italian navigator, but was hired by Spain.

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Columbus's objective was to find a Northwest Passage to Asia.

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The West indies (Caribbean islands) and what is now present day Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

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Columbus named the islands Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic).  The Spanish set up colonies all over the Caribbean.  The Columbian Exchange was established between Columbus and the Natives.  He was credited with the discovery of the Americas.